WordPress plugin comparison

Guardian News Headlines vs Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails

Guardian News Headlines

by openplatform

20+ installs3.0

At a glance

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has more active installs: 100K+, against 20+ for Guardian News Headlines.
On a typical day, Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is downloaded about 565 times, Guardian News Headlines about 1.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 215 reviews, against 3.0 from 2 reviews.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails was updated more recently: Oct 10, 2026, against Nov 3, 2014 for Guardian News Headlines.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.4.2 for Guardian News Headlines.
Guardian News Headlines has been around longer: since 2012, against 2014 for Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails.

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Guardian News Headlines	Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails
Popular rank	#27,928	#353
Active installs	20+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	20	18.6K
Rating	3.0(2)	4.8(215)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	3.4.2	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.50
Last release	12 years ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	–	5.6

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